Obtaining 5g or next generation network dual connectivity mobile device communication-related operating information

ABSTRACT

The described technology is generally directed towards obtaining communication-related operating information of a user equipment, such as via a terminal adapter to a terminal equipment. Communication-related operating information can include component carrier information, frequency band information, MIMO layer information, modulation information, and active user plane (uplink and downlink) information. In one aspect, a terminal equipment can send a communication command (e.g., an AT command) to a terminal adapter requesting return of frequency-related operating information and/or active user plane information, and receive the requested information from the terminal adapter. The terminal equipment provides access to the received information to a program running on the terminal equipment.

RELATED APPLICATION

The subject patent application is a continuation of, and claims priorityto, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/374,858, filed Apr. 4, 2019, andentitled “OBTAINING 5G or next generation network DUAL CONNECTIVITYMOBILE DEVICE COMMUNICATION-RELATED OPERATING INFORMATION,” the entiretyof which priority application is hereby incorporated by referenceherein.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The subject application is related to wireless communication systems,and, for example, to obtaining dual connectivity, communication-relatedoperating information from a mobile device, and related embodiments.

BACKGROUND

In new radio (NR, alternatively referred to as 5G) deployment, dualconnectivity (via a non-standalone architecture) employs both long termevolution (LTE) connectivity and 5G connectivity. This allows operatorsto leverage LTE network coverage and throughput to provide a better userexperience, e.g., by using LTE for the control plane communications and5G for the user plane communications. Thus, with LTE-NR dualconnectivity, a 5G mobile device/user equipment can simultaneouslyconnect to 5G/NR and LTE eNB, and data traffic can be sent over both theLTE link and the NR link.

In wireless communication systems, particularly in new radio (NR,sometimes referred to as 5G), lab testing and field testing need to beperformed on mobile devices. When performing such tests, there is nostandardized way to check the status of significant LTE and NRcommunication-related operating information, such as whether LTE or NR,or both, are in use, as well as information such as operating frequencyband information, component carrier information, user plane information,and so on. Instead, lab and field testing of such mobile device has torely on proprietary vendor-specific commands and/or tools to obtain suchinformation, which for example, needs to read logged data.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The technology described herein is illustrated by way of example and notlimited in the accompanying figures in which like reference numeralsindicate similar elements and in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates an example wireless communication system in which acommunication-related operating information is transferred between aterminal adapter (TA) and a terminal equipment (TE) of a user equipmentand a network device, in accordance with various aspects andimplementations of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example user equipment device in which a terminaladapter transfers communication-related operating information to aterminal equipment, in accordance with various aspects andimplementations of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 3 is an example timing/dataflow diagram illustrating how a terminalequipment, terminal adapter and test device communicate such that theterminal equipment obtains current frequency-related operatinginformation, in accordance with various aspects and implementations ofthe subject disclosure.

FIG. 4 is an example timing/dataflow diagram illustrating how a terminalequipment, terminal adapter and test device communicate such that theterminal equipment obtains active user plane operating information, inaccordance with various aspects and implementations of the subjectdisclosure.

FIG. 5 is an example timing/dataflow diagram illustrating how a terminalequipment, terminal adapter and test device communicate such that theterminal equipment obtains current frequency-related operatinginformation, including licensed assisted access information, inaccordance with various aspects and implementations of the subjectdisclosure.

FIG. 6 illustrates a flow diagram directed towards example operations ofa terminal equipment with respect to obtaining communication-relatedoperating information from a terminal adapter, in accordance withvarious aspects and implementations of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 7 illustrates a flow diagram directed towards example operations ofa terminal equipment with respect to obtaining active user placeoperating information from a terminal adapter, in accordance withvarious aspects and implementations of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 8 illustrates a flow diagram directed towards example operations ofa terminal adapter with respect to sending frequency-related operatinginformation and active user plane information to a terminal equipment,in accordance with various aspects and implementations of the subjectdisclosure.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example block diagram of an example mobile handsetoperable to engage in a system architecture that facilitates wirelesscommunications according to one or more embodiments described herein.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example block diagram of an example computeroperable to engage in a system architecture that facilitates wirelesscommunications according to one or more embodiments described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Briefly, one or more aspects of the technology described herein aregenerally directed towards notifying users or testerscommunication-related operating information of dual connectivity mobiledevices. In one or more implementations, this is accomplished viaextensions to the AT (ATtention) command set for transferringcommunication-related operating information from a mobile deviceterminal adapter (TA, alternatively spelled terminal “adaptor”) to aterminal equipment (TE). Note that as used herein, dualconnectivity/non-standalone mode can be referred to as “EN-DC” mode,where EN-DC refers to E-UTRA-NR (Evolved-Universal Terrestrial RadioAccess-New Radio) Dual Connectivity.

As will be understood, such communication-related operating informationcan indicate for a mobile device that supports dual connectivity whetherlong term evolution (LTE) communications are in use, whether new radiocommunications are in use, or whether both LTE and new radiocommunications are in use. For LTE, this can include the total LTEcomponent carriers operating in the EN-DC mode, the LTE frequency bandsoperating in the EN-DC mode, MIMO (multiple input multiple output)layers per LTE band and modulations per LTE band. For new radio, thiscan include the total new radio component carriers operating in theEN-DC mode, the new radio frequency bands operating in the dual EN-DCmode, MIMO layers per new radio band and modulations per new radio band.Still further, information can include information on the active userplane links being used for downlink and uplink in the EN-DC mode,including for LTE only, new radio only or LTE plus new radio.

Moreover, the technology described herein can include support for otheraspects of communication-related operating information, such as LTEcarrier aggregation and licensed assisted access (LAA). This can includeLAA total LTE component carriers, LAA LTE frequency bands, LAA MIMOlayers per LTE band, LAA modulations per LTE band, LAA total LAAunlicensed carriers, LAA unlicensed frequency bands, LAA MIMO Layers perunlicensed band, and LAA modulations per unlicensed band.

In general, and as used herein, a terminal adapter comprises aninterface to a wireless network, and can include chipsets, modems,modules, and/or other emerging devices that, for example, support LTE,CAT-M1, NB-IoT, 5G massive IoT and the like. As also used herein, aterminal equipment comprises any machine (e.g., computer, device,application processor and the like) that couples to a terminal adapterto access wireless/cellular services. In general, a terminal adapter anda terminal equipment are incorporated into a mobile equipment device(e.g., that operates as a user equipment device once associated with asubscriber identity).

The terminal equipment can execute a program that directly, orindirectly (e.g., by being communicatively coupled to another networkdevice), allows a tester to view the communication-related operatinginformation. At present, a terminal equipment has no visibility to thesuch communication-related operating information in use by a mobiledevice network device. Described herein is a technology for providingthe terminal equipment with the communication-related operatinginformation, whereby the terminal equipment (e.g., one or more programsrunning thereon) can then use the coverage enhancement information tomake intelligent decisions. For example, a program running on theterminal equipment can forward the communication-related operatinginformation to a user interface to help troubleshoot device and networkissues. As another example, a program running on the terminal equipmentcan forward the communication-related operating information to one ormore backend systems to improve device/network management design.

In one or more implementations, transferring communication-relatedoperating information from the terminal adapter to the terminalequipment can be accomplished through text string extensions, e.g., tothe AT (ATtention) command interface, originally used to control modems,but at present still widely supported, including by GSM/GPRS modems andmobile phones. In alternative implementations, morededicated/proprietary programming interfaces (e.g., applicationprogramming interfaces) and the like can be used to transfercommunication-related operating information from the terminal adapter tothe terminal equipment.

It should be understood that any of the examples and terms used hereinare non-limiting. For instance, examples can be based on New Radio (NR,sometimes referred to as 5G) communications between a user equipmentexemplified as a mobile device or the like and network device; howevervirtually any communication system may benefit from the technologydescribed herein, and/or their use in different spectrums may likewisebenefit. Indeed, the term mobile device as used herein is synonymouswith “user equipment” (even if once deployed the user equipment, such asa sensor, is primarily stationary). As another example, the technologyis not limited to any particular type of communication devices, butrather any wireless-capable user equipment may benefit from thetechnology described herein, including, wearables, smartphones, tablets,notebooks, modems (cards, dongles/adapters (e.g., USB)) and so on.Indeed, any communication system capable of using communication-relatedoperating information may benefit from the technology described herein.Still further, examples are described with respect to extending the ATcommand interface with text commands to support communication-relatedoperating information reporting; however, any technology that allows forcommunication of coverage communication-related operating informationbetween a terminal adapter and a terminal equipment may be implemented.Moreover, while the technology described herein provides benefits in labtesting, field testing and so forth, other uses, including dynamicadaptation of an actual, in-use consumer mobile device based on theinformation can be used with the technology described herein Thus, anyof the examples herein are non-limiting examples, and any of theembodiments, aspects, concepts, structures, functionalities or examplesdescribed herein are non-limiting, and the technology may be used invarious ways that provide benefits and advantages in wireless radiocommunications in general.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example wireless communication system 100 inaccordance with various aspects and embodiments of the subjecttechnology. In one or more embodiments, the system 100 can comprise oneor more user equipment, e.g., UEs 102(1)-102(n). The user equipments102(1)-102(n) exemplified in FIG. 1 (and FIG. 2) can be any combinationof category(ies) of machine type communication (MTC) device(s), cellphones, wearables, and so on.

In various embodiments, the system 100 is or comprises a wirelesscommunication network serviced by one or more wireless communicationnetwork providers. In example embodiments, user equipments (UEs,collectively 102) can be communicatively coupled to the wirelesscommunication network via a network device 104 (e.g., network node). Thenetwork device 104 can communicate the UEs 102, thus providingconnectivity between the UEs 102 and the wider cellular network.

In example implementations, each UE such as the UE 102(1) is able tosend and/or receive communication data via a wireless link to thenetwork device 104. The dashed arrow lines from the network device 104to the UEs 102 represent downlink (DL) communications and the solidarrow lines from the UEs 102 to the network devices 104 representsuplink (UL) communications.

The system 100 can further include one or more communication serviceprovider networks 106 that facilitate providing wireless communicationservices to various UEs, including UES 102(1)-102(n), via the networkdevice 104 and/or various additional network devices (not shown)included in the one or more communication service provider networks 106.The one or more communication service provider networks 106 can includevarious types of disparate networks, including but not limited to:cellular networks, femto networks, picocell networks, microcellnetworks, internet protocol (IP) networks Wi-Fi service networks,broadband service network, enterprise networks, cloud based networks,and the like. For example, in at least one implementation, system 100can be or include a large scale wireless communication network thatspans various geographic areas. According to this implementation, theone or more communication service provider networks 106 can be orinclude the wireless communication network and/or various additionaldevices and components of the wireless communication network (e.g.,additional network devices and cell, additional UEs, network serverdevices, etc.).

The network device 104 can be connected to the one or more communicationservice provider networks 106 via one or more backhaul links 108. Forexample, the one or more backhaul links 108 can comprise wired linkcomponents, such as a T1/E1 phone line, a digital subscriber line (DSL)(e.g., either synchronous or asynchronous), an asymmetric DSL (ADSL), anoptical fiber backbone, a coaxial cable, and the like. The one or morebackhaul links 108 can also include wireless link components, such asbut not limited to, line-of-sight (LOS) or non-LOS links which caninclude terrestrial air-interfaces or deep space links (e.g., satellitecommunication links for navigation).

The wireless communication system 100 can employ various cellularsystems, technologies, and modulation schemes to facilitate wirelessradio communications between devices (e.g., the UEs 102 and the networkdevice 104). While example embodiments might be described for 5G newradio (NR) systems, the embodiments can be applicable to any radioaccess technology (RAT) or multi-RAT system where the UE operates usingmultiple carriers e.g., LTE FDD/TDD, GSM/GERAN, CDMA2000 etc. Forexample, the system 100 can operate in accordance with global system formobile communications (GSM), universal mobile telecommunications service(UMTS), long term evolution (LTE), LTE frequency division duplexing (LTEFDD, LTE time division duplexing (TDD), high speed packet access (HSPA),code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCMDA), CDMA2000,time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access(FDMA), multi-carrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA),single-carrier code division multiple access (SC-CDMA), single-carrierFDMA (SC-FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM),discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-spread OFDM) single carrierFDMA (SC-FDMA), Filter bank based multi-carrier (FBMC), zero tailDFT-spread-OFDM (ZT DFT-s-OFDM), generalized frequency divisionmultiplexing (GFDM), fixed mobile convergence (FMC), universal fixedmobile convergence (UFMC), unique word OFDM (UW-OFDM), unique wordDFT-spread OFDM (UW DFT-Spread-OFDM), cyclic prefix OFDM CP-OFDM,resource-block-filtered OFDM, Wi Fi, WLAN, WiMax, and the like. However,various features and functionalities of system 100 are particularlydescribed wherein the devices (e.g., the UEs 102 and the network device104) of system 100 are configured to communicate wireless signals usingone or more multi carrier modulation schemes, wherein data symbols canbe transmitted simultaneously over multiple frequency subcarriers (e.g.,OFDM, CP-OFDM, DFT-spread OFDM, UFMC, FMBC, etc.). The embodiments areapplicable to single carrier as well as to multicarrier (MC) or carrieraggregation (CA) operation of the UE. The term carrier aggregation (CA)is also called (e.g., interchangeably called) “multi-carrier system”,“multi-cell operation”, “multi-carrier operation”, “multi-carrier”transmission and/or reception. Note that some embodiments are alsoapplicable for Multi RAB (radio bearers) on some carriers (that is dataplus speech is simultaneously scheduled).

In various embodiments, the system 100 can be configured to provide andemploy 5G wireless networking features and functionalities. With 5Gnetworks that may use waveforms that split the bandwidth into severalsub-bands, different types of services can be accommodated in differentsub-bands with the most suitable waveform and numerology, leading toimproved spectrum utilization for 5G networks. Notwithstanding, in themmWave spectrum, the millimeter waves have shorter wavelengths relativeto other communications waves, whereby mmWave signals can experiencesevere path loss, penetration loss, and fading. However, the shorterwavelength at mmWave frequencies also allows more antennas to be packedin the same physical dimension, which allows for large-scale spatialmultiplexing and highly directional beamforming.

Performance can be improved if both the transmitter and the receiver areequipped with multiple antennas. Multi-antenna techniques cansignificantly increase the data rates and reliability of a wirelesscommunication system. The use of multiple input multiple output (MIMO)techniques, which was introduced in the third-generation partnershipproject (3GPP) and has been in use (including with LTE), is amulti-antenna technique that can improve the spectral efficiency oftransmissions, thereby significantly boosting the overall data carryingcapacity of wireless systems. The use of multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO) techniques can improve mmWave communications; MIMO can be usedfor achieving diversity gain, spatial multiplexing gain and beamforminggain.

Note that using multi-antennas does not always mean that MIMO is beingused. For example, a configuration can have two downlink antennas, andthese two antennas can be used in various ways. In addition to using theantennas in a 2×2 MIMO scheme, the two antennas can also be used in adiversity configuration rather than MIMO configuration. Even withmultiple antennas, a particular scheme might only use one of theantennas (e.g., LTE specification's transmission mode 1, which uses asingle transmission antenna and a single receive antenna). Or, only oneantenna can be used, with various different multiplexing, precodingmethods etc.

The MIMO technique uses a commonly known notation (M×N) to representMIMO configuration in terms number of transmit (M) and receive antennas(N) on one end of the transmission system. The common MIMOconfigurations used for various technologies are: (2×1), (1×2), (2×2),(4×2), (8×2) and (2×4), (4×4), (8×4). The configurations represented by(2×1) and (1×2) are special cases of MIMO known as transmit diversity(or spatial diversity) and receive diversity. In addition to transmitdiversity (or spatial diversity) and receive diversity, other techniquessuch as spatial multiplexing (comprising both open-loop andclosed-loop), beamforming, and codebook-based precoding can also be usedto address issues such as efficiency, interference, and range.

In FIG. 1, as described herein, a user equipment (e.g., 102(1)) isconfigured to receive communications from the network device 104, suchas communications 110 requesting whether the communication-relatedoperating information described herein is supported, and if so,communications 112 requesting the communication-related operatinginformation (e.g., in a reports) 114. As will be understood, the userequipment device 102(1) is configured with the technology describedherein that transfers communication-related operating information (C-I)from the terminal adapter (TA) of the user equipment 102(1) to theterminal equipment (TE) of the user equipment 102(1). Note that in theexample of FIG. 1, the network device 104 can include a server withanalysis code or the like for testing the user equipment device 102(1).The network device can also be simulated or the like in a laboratoryenvironment, and indeed can be a device such as a mobile computer thatcouples to the terminal equipment by physical wired connection orwirelessly, such as to use the communication-related operatinginformation for device testing, analysis, and so on.

FIG. 2 represents an example user equipment device 202 wirelesslycoupled to a network device 204. In the example of FIG. 2, the userequipment 202 comprises a terminal equipment 222 communicatively coupledto a terminal adapter 224, which in turn is communicatively coupled to amobile termination component 226. As is generally understood, theterminal equipment 222, terminal adapter 224, and mobile terminationcomponent 226 (the components for standard mobile terminal functions)can be considered a mobile equipment 228; the terminal adapter 224serves as the interface between the terminal equipment 222 and themobile termination component 226. The terminal equipment 222 runs one ormore programs 230, comprising software, firmware and/or hardcodedinstructions executed on a processor of the terminal equipment 222.

Thus, as is conventionally understood, a mobile equipment 228 includesthe terminal equipment 222, the terminal adapter 224 and the mobiletermination 226. When coupled to a subscriber identity module 232 (SIM,such as via a SIM card or a SIM embedded into a smaller device such as asensor), the mobile equipment 228 can be considered functional userequipment, that is, an operational user equipment device 202. Note thatany or all of the components of FIG. 2 may be separate as depicted inthe example of FIG. 2, or alternatively combined at least in part,integrated into one or more larger component(s), partially integrated,and so on. For example, in a test scenario, AT commands can be sent froma terminal equipment that is separate (e.g., not integrated into) themobile equipment.

As represented in the example of FIG. 2, the terminal equipment 222 cancommunicate with the terminal adapter 224, such as via (but not limitedto) AT commands sent using the AT command interface/protocol. Asdescribed herein, the terminal adapter 224 responds to such commands,including to transfer communication-related operating information to theterminal equipment 222. This facilitates access to the current operatinginformation to the one or more programs 230 that are running (or can berun) on the terminal equipment 222.

It should be understood that FIG. 2 is only one example of a wirelessdevice capable of implementing the technology described herein. Indeed,the technology described herein can, for example, comprise as a terminaldevice a computer system, server, facsimile machine, tablet, laptop,handheld device and so on, any of which can be communicatively coupledto an internal terminal adapter, but alternatively can becommunicatively coupled to an external terminal adapter (rather thanhave both be part of an integrated device). Moreover, the terminaladapter can be coupled to a network in any way, including by wired orwireless link(s).

FIG. 3 is an example timing/dataflow diagram showing how a terminalequipment 322 and a terminal adapter 324, along with a test device 304(e.g., an eNB), operate to obtain communication-related operatinginformation, and more particularly current operating frequency relatedinformation, from the terminal adapter 324. As set forth above withreference to FIG. 2, this provides program(s) on the terminal equipment322 with access to the operating frequency related information.

One or more aspects of the technology described herein comprises asuitable AT command and reply/response communication exchange, generallydefined in one implementation as “+ENDCFREQS.” In this implementation,the Test command (AT+ENDCFREQS=?) is used to determine whether themobile device supports this command set. If so, the desiredfrequency-related information is obtained via a subsequent Read command(AT+ENDCFREQS?). The following table shows the +ENDCFREQS parametercommand syntax for the “+ENDCFREQS” command set.

Command Possible response(s) +ENDCFREQS? +ENDCFREQS:[<Requested_ENDC-Total-LTE-Component- Carriers>],<Requested_ENDC-LTE-Frequency-Bands>],<Requested_ENDC-MIMO-Layers-Per-LTE- Band>],<Requested_ENDC-Modulations-Per-LTE-Band>],<Requested_ENDC-Total-NR-Component-Carriers>],[<Requested_ENDC-NR-Frequency- Bands>],<Requested_ENDC-MIMO-Layers-Per-NR- Band>],<Requested_ENDC-Modulations-Per-NR-Band>], +ENDCFREQS=? +ENDCFREQS:(list of supported <Requested_ENDC-Total-LTE- Component-Carriers>],<Requested_ENDC-LTE-Frequency- Bands>],<Requested_ENDC-MIMO-Layers-Per-LTE- Band>],<Requested_ENDC-Modulations-Per-LTE- Band>],<Requested_ENDC-Total-NR-Component- Carriers>],[<Requested_ENDC-NR-Frequency- Bands>,<Requested_ENDC-MIMO-Layers-Per-NR- Band>],<Requested_ENDC-Modulations-Per-NR-Band>])

The above command set returns the current parameter values of the mobiledevice's frequency-related information, e.g., EN-DC LTE/new radiocomponent carrier numbers, frequency bands, MIMO layers per band andmodulations per band. In one or more implementation, defined valuescomprise:

-   -   <Requested_ENDC-Total-LTE-Component-Carriers>: integer type;    -   <Requested_ENDC-LTE-Frequency-Bands>:integer type; the LTE        operating bands are listed in the table below (from Table 5.5-1        in 3GPP specification TS36.101)    -   <Requested_ENDC-MIMO-Layers-Per-LTE-Band>]: integer type;        Example: 1, 2, 4, 8, etc.    -   <Requested_ENDC-Modulations-Per-LTE-Band>]: enum type; Example:        BPS K, QPSK, QAM, 16QAM, 32 QAM, 64 QAM, 128QAM, 256 QAM, 512        QAM, 1024QAM, etc.

From Table 5.5-1 in 3GPP Specification TS36.101; E-UTRA Operating Bands

Uplink (UL) operating band Downlink (DL) operating band E UTRA BSreceive BS transmit Operating UE transmit UE receive Duplex BandFUL_low-FUL_high FDL_low-FDL_high Mode 1 1920 MHz-1980 MHz 2110 MHz-2170MHz FDD 2 1850 MHz-1910 MHz 1930 MHz-1990 MHz FDD 3 1710 MHz-1785 MHz1805 MHz-1880 MHz FDD 4 1710 MHz-1755 MHz 2110 MHz-2155 MHz FDD 5 824MHz-849 MHz 869 MHz-894 MHz FDD 6 830 MHz-840 MHz 875 MHz-885 MHz FDD 72500 MHz-2570 MHz 2620 MHz-2690 MHz FDD 8 880 MHz-915 MHz 925 MHz-960MHz FDD 9 1749.9 MHz-784.9 MHz  1844.9 MHz-1879.9 MHz FDD 10 1710MHz-1770 MHz 2110 MHz-2170 MHz FDD 11 1427.9 MHz-1447.9 MHz 1475.9MHz-1495.9 MHz FDD 12 699 MHz-716 MHz 729 MHz-746 MHz FDD 13 777 MHz-787MHz 746 MHz-756 MHz FDD 14 788 MHz-798 MHz 758 MHz-768 MHz FDD 15Reserved Reserved FDD 16 Reserved Reserved FDD 17 704 MHz-716 MHz 734MHz-746 MHz FDD 18 815 MHz-830 MHz 860 MHz-875 MHz FDD 19 830 MHz-845MHz 875 MHz-890 MHz FDD 20 832 MHz-862 MHz 791 MHz-821 MHz FDD 21 1447.9MHz-1462.9 MHz 1495.9 MHz-1510.9 MHz FDD 22 3410 MHz-3490 MHz 3510MHz-3590 MHz FDD 23 2000 MHz-2020 MHz 2180 MHz-2200 MHz FDD 24 1626.5MHz-1660.5 MHz 1525 MHz-1559 MHz FDD 25 1850 MHz-1915 MHz 1930 MHz-1995MHz FDD 26 814 MHz-849 MHz 859 MHz-894 MHz FDD 27 807 MHz-824 MHz 852MHz-869 MHz FDD 28 703 MHz-748 MHz 758 MHz-803 MHz FDD 29 N/A 717MHz-728 MHz FDD 30 2305 MHz-2315 MHz 2350 MHz-2360 MHz FDD 31 452.5MHz-457.5 MHz 462.5 MHz-467.5 MHz FDD 32 N/A 1452 MHz-1496 MHz FDD 331900 MHz-1920 MHz 1900 MHz-1920 MHz TDD 34 2010 MHz-2025 MHz 2010MHz-2025 MHz TDD 35 1850 MHz-1910 MHz 1850 MHz-1910 MHz TDD 36 1930MHz-1990 MHz 1930 MHz-1990 MHz TDD 37 1910 MHz-1930 MHz 1910 MHz-1930MHz TDD 38 2570 MHz-2620 MHz 2570 MHz-2620 MHz TDD 39 1880 MHz-1920 MHz1880 MHz-1920 MHz TDD 40 2300 MHz-2400 MHz 2300 MHz-2400 MHz TDD 41 2496MHz 2690 MHz 2496 MHz-2690 MHz TDD 42 3400 MHz-3600 MHz 3400 MHz-3600MHz TDD 43 3600 MHz-3800 MHz 3600 MHz-3800 MHz TDD 44 703 MHz-803 MHz703 MHz-803 MHz TDD 45 1447 MHz-1467 MHz 1447 MHz-1467 MHz TDD 46 5150MHz-5925 MHz 5150 MHz-5925 MHz TDD 47 5855 MHz-5925 MHz 5855 MHz-5925MHz TDD 48 3550 MHz-3700 MHz 3550 MHz-3700 MHz TDD 49 3550 MHz-3700 MHz3550 MHz-3700 MHz TDD 50 1432 MHz-1517 MHz 1432 MHz-1517 MHz TDD 51 1427MHz-1432 MHz 1427 MHz-1432 MHz TDD 52 3300 MHz-3400 MHz 3300 MHz-3400MHz TDD . . . 64 Reserved 65 1920 MHz-2010 MHz 2110 MHz-2200 MHz FDD 661710 MHz-1780 MHz 2110 MHz-2200 MHz FDD 67 N/A 738 MHz-758 MHz FDD 68698 MHz-728 MHz 753 MHz-783 MHz FDD 69 N/A 2570 MHz — 2620 MHz FDD² 701695 MHz-1710 MHz 1995 MHz-2020 MHz FDD 71 663 MHz-698 MHz 617 MHz-652MHz FDD 72 451 MHz-456 MHz 461 MHz-466 MHz FDD 73 450 MHz-455 MHz 460MHz-465 MHz FDD 74 1427 MHz-1470 MHz 1475 MHz-1518 MHz FDD 75 N/A 1432MHz-1517 MHz FDD 76 N/A 1427 MHz-1432 MHz FDD 85 698 MHz-716 MHz 728MHz-746 MHz FDD

In one or more implementation, additional defined values (for new radio)comprise:

-   -   <Requested_ENDC-Total-NR-Component-Carriers>: integer type;    -   <Requested_ENDC-NR-Frequency-Bands>:integer type; NR is designed        to operate in FR1 operating bands defined in 3GPP specification        TS 38.101-1 and FR2 operating bands defined in 3GPP        specification TS 38.101-2, below.)    -   <Requested_ENDC-MIMO-Layers-Per-NR-Band>]: integer type;        Example: 1, 2, 4, 8, etc.    -   <Requested_ENDC-Modulations-Per-NR-Band>]: enum type; Example:        BPSK, QPSK, QAM, 16QAM, 32 QAM, 64 QAM, 128QAM, 256 QAM, 512        QAM, 1024QAM, etc.

From 3GPP Specification TS38.101-1: NR Operating Bands in FR1

NR Uplink (UL) operating band Downlink (DL) operating band operating BSreceive/UE transmit BS transmit/UE receive Duplex band F_(UL) _(—)_(low)-F_(UL) _(—) _(high) F_(DL) _(—) _(low)-F_(DL) _(—) _(high) Moden1  1920 MHz-1980 MHz 2110 MHz-2170 MHz FDD n2  1850 MHz-1910 MHz 1930MHz-1990 MHz FDD n3  1710 MHz-1785 MHz 1805 MHz-1880 MHz FDD n5  824MHz-849 MHz 869 MHz-894 MHz FDD n7  2500 MHz-2570 MHz 2620 MHz-2690 MHzFDD n8  880 MHz-915 MHz 925 MHz-960 MHz FDD n12 699 MHz-716 MHz 729MHz-746 MHz FDD n20 832 MHz-862 MHz 791 MHz-821 MHz FDD n25 1850MHz-1915 MHz 1930 MHz-1995 MHz FDD n28 703 MHz-748 MHz 758 MHz-803 MHzFDD n34 2010 MHz-2025 MHz 2010 MHz-2025 MHz TDD n38 2570 MHz-2620 MHz2570 MHz-2620 MHz TDD n39 1880 MHz-1920 MHz 1880 MHz-1920 MHz TDD n402300 MHz-2400 MHz 2300 MHz-2400 MHz TDD n41 2496 MHz-2690 MHz 2496MHz-2690 MHz TDD n50 1432 MHz-1517 MHz 1432 MHz-1517 MHz TDD n51 1427MHz-1432 MHz 1427 MHz-1432 MHz TDD n66 1710 MHz-1780 MHz 2110 MHz-2200MHz FDD n70 1695 MHz-1710 MHz 1995 MHz-2020 MHz FDD n71 663 MHz-698 MHz617 MHz-652 MHz FDD n74 1427 MHz-1470 MHz 1475 MHz-1518 MHz FDD n75 N/A1432 MHz-1517 MHz SDL n76 N/A 1427 MHz-1432 MHz SDL n77 3300 MHz-4200MHz 3300 MHz-4200 MHz TDD n78 3300 MHz-3800 MHz 3300 MHz-3800 MHz TDDn79 4400 MHz-5000 MHz 4400 MHz-5000 MHz TDD n80 1710 MHz-1785 MHz N/ASUL n81 880 MHz-915 MHz N/A SUL n82 832 MHz-862 MHz N/A SUL n83  703MH-748 MHz N/A SUL n84 1920 MHz-1980 MHz N/A SUL n86 1710 MHz-1780 MHzN/A SUL

From 3GPP Specification TS38.101-2: NR Operating Bands in FR2

Uplink (UL) operating band Downlink (DL) operating band BS receive BStransmit Operating UE transmit UE receive Duplex Band F_(UL) _(—)_(low)-F_(UL) _(—) _(high) F_(DL) _(—) _(low)-F_(DL) _(—) _(high) Moden257 26500 MHz-29500 MHz 26500 MHz-29500 MHz TDD n258 24250 MHz-27500MHz 24250 MHz-27500 MHz TDD n260 37000 MHz-40000 MHz 37000 MHz-40000 MHzTDD n261 27500 MHz-28350 MHz 27500 MHz-28350 MHz TDD

By way of example, consider that a test device/program 304 (FIG. 3)wants to know (at least some of) the current operating frequency-relatedinformation from a mobile device under test. As represented via thearrow labeled one (1) in FIG. 3, the test device/program 304 requeststhe terminal equipment 322 to obtain and return this information.

As represented via the arrow labeled two (2) in FIG. 3, the terminalequipment 322 sends the AT+ENDCFREQS=? Test command to the terminaladapter 324. Note that this need not be done more than once, if indeedat all, if (or once) the terminal equipment 322 knows what is alreadysupported by the terminal adapter 324. As represented via the arrowlabeled three (3) in FIG. 3, the terminal adapter 324 responds with therequested information (block 332). Note that not every possible valuelisted for this command need be supported by a given mobile terminal.

Assuming that in this example the mobile device/terminal adapter 324supports returning the information that the test device 304 desires, theterminal equipment 322 sends the Read command AT+ENDCFREQS? to obtainthe information, as represented by the arrow labeled four (4) in FIG. 3.

The terminal adapter 324 responds with the values that it supports, asrepresented in FIG. 3 via the arrow labeled five (5) and block 334. Forexample, consider that for total component carriers, the terminaladapter 324 returns a total of 4 LTE carriers working concurrently with2 new radio carriers. In this example, the terminal adapter 324 alsoreturns B2, B12, B66, B30 for the LTE bands, and n260 and n260 for thenew radio bands (assuming intra band). The terminal equipment 322receives the information and returns the information, e.g., in a reportor the like, to the test device program 304.

In another aspect, active user plane links information can be obtained,generally defined in one implementation as “+ENDCUPLINKS”, for bothuplink and downlink. In this implementation, the Test command(AT+ENDCUPLINKS=?) is used to determine whether the mobile devicesupports this command set. If so, the desired user plane-relatedinformation is obtained via a subsequent Read command (AT+ENDCUPLINKS?).

The following table shows the +ENDCUPLINKS parameter command syntax forthe “+ENDCUPLINKS” command set.

Command Possible response(s) +ENDCUPLINKS? +ENDCUPLINKS:[<Requested_ENDC-DL-UserPlane- ACTIVELINKs>],<Requested_ENDC-UL-UserPlane- ACTIVELINKs >] +ENDCUPLINKS=?+ENDCUPLINKS: (list of supported <Requested_ENDC-DL-UserPlane-ACTIVELINKs >s), (list of supported Requested_ENDC-UL-UserPlane-ACTIVELINKs >s)

The ENDCUPLINKS command set returns values for the active user planelinks, for downlink and uplink, while the mobile device is operating inEN-DC. In one implementation, the defined values are as follows:

<Requested_ENDC-DL-UserPlane-ACTIVELINKs>: enum type; the returnedanswer shall be LTE only, NR only, LTE and NR.

<Requested_ENDC-UL-UserPlane-ACTIVELINKs>: enum type; the returnedanswer shall be LTE only, NR only, LTE and NR

In this way, user plane information can be requested and returned as thecommunication-related operating information, as represented in FIG. 4.For purposes of brevity, the flow of requests and responses, which aresimilar to those of FIG. 3, are not individually explained withreference to FIG. 4, except to note that the requests are for user planeinformation, and the responses (blocks 432 and 434) provide the userplane information.

In another aspect, when operating in a licensed assisted access (LAA)mode of operation, an LTE device can use unlicensed spectrum to improvethe user experience. Testers and other users can benefit from havingeasy access to current operating frequency information in this mode. Inone implementation, described herein is a suitable AT command andreply/response communication exchange, generally defined in oneimplementation as “+LAAFREQS.” In this implementation, the Test command(AT+LAAFREQS=?) is used to determine whether the mobile device supportsthis command set. If so, the desired frequency-related information isobtained via a subsequent Read command (AT+LAAFREQS?). The followingtable shows the +LAAFREQS parameter command syntax for the “+LAAFREQS”command set.

Command Possible response(s) +LAAFREQS? +LAAFREQS:[<Requested_LAA-Total-LTE-Component- Carriers>],<Requested_LAA-LTE-Frequency-Bands>], <Requested_LAA-MIMO-Layers-Per-LTE-Band>], <Requested_LAA-Modulations-Per-LTE- Band>],<Requested_LAA-Total-LAA-unlicensed-Carriers>],[<Requested_LAA-unlicensed-Frequency-Bands>], <Requested_LAA-MIMO-Layers-Per-Unlicensed-Band>], <Requested_LAA-Modulations-Per-unlicensed-Band>], +LAAFREQS=? +LAAFREQS: (list of supported<Requested_LAA-Total-LTE- Component-Carriers>],<Requested_LAA-LTE-Frequency- Bands>],<Requested_LAA-MIMO-Layers-Per-LTE- Band>],<Requested_LAA-Modulations-Per-LTE- Band>],<<Requested_LAA-Total-LAA-unlicensed-Carriers>],[<Requested_LAA-unlicensed-Frequency-Bands>, <Requested_LAA-MIMO-Layers-Per-unlicensed-Band>], <Requested_LAA-Modulations-Per-unlicensed-Band>], <]

The above command set returns the current parameter values of the mobiledevice's frequency-related information, e.g., EN-DC LTE/new radiocomponent carrier numbers, frequency bands, MIMO layers per band andmodulations per band. In one or more implementation, defined valuescomprise:

-   -   <Requested_LAA-Total-LTE-Component-Carriers>: integer type;    -   <Requested_LAA-LTE-Frequency-Bands>:integer type; the LTE        operating bands are listed in the LTE table above (from Table        5.5-1 in 3GPP specification TS36.101).    -   <Requested_LAA-MIMO-Layers-Per-LTE-Band>]: integer type;        Example: 1, 2, 4, 8, etc.    -   <Requested_LAA-Modulations-Per-LTE-Band>]: enum type; Example:        BPSK, QPSK, QAM, 16QAM, 32 QAM, 64 QAM, 128QAM, 256 QAM, 512        QAM, 1024QAM, etc.    -   <Requested_LAA-Total-LAA-unlicensed-Carriers>: integer type;    -   <Requested_LAA-unlicensed-Frequency-Bands>:integer type;    -   <Requested_LAA-MIMO-Layers-Per-unlicensed-Band>]: integer type;    -   <Requested_LAA-Modulations-Per-unlicensed-Band>]: enum type.

In this way, LAA information can be requested and returned as thecommunication-related operating information, as represented in FIG. 5.For purposes of brevity, the flow of requests and responses, which aresimilar to those of FIG. 3, are not individually explained withreference to FIG. 5, except to note that the requests are for user planeinformation, and the responses (blocks 532 and 534) represent the aboveLAA operating frequency-related information that is obtained from theterminal adapter 324.

One or more aspects, such as those implemented in example operations ofa method, are shown in FIG. 6 in accordance with various aspects andembodiments of the subject disclosure. Operation 602 represents sending,by a terminal equipment comprising a processor, a communication commandto a terminal adapter of a mobile device to return operatingfrequency-related information associated with the mobile device.Operation 604 represents, in response to the sending the communicationcommand, receiving, by the terminal equipment, the operatingfrequency-related information from the terminal adapter. Operation 606represents providing, by the terminal equipment, access to the operatingfrequency-related information to a program executing on the terminalequipment.

Sending the communication command can comprise sending a command for atleast one of: long term evolution component carrier data or new radiocomponent carrier data. Sending the communication command can comprisesending a command for at least one of: long term evolution operatingfrequency band data or new radio operating frequency band data.

Sending the communication command can comprise sending a command for atleast one of: long term evolution component carrier data, long termevolution operating frequency band data, long term evolution multipleinput, multiple output data, long term evolution modulation data, newradio component carrier data, new radio operating frequency band data,new radio multiple input, multiple output data, or new radio modulationdata.

Sending the communication command can comprise sending a command for atleast one of: long term evolution component carrier data, long termevolution operating frequency band data, long term evolution multipleinput, multiple output data, long term evolution modulation data,licensed assisted access component carrier data, licensed assistedaccess operating frequency band data, licensed assisted access multipleinput, multiple output data, or licensed assisted access modulationdata.

Sending the communication command can comprise issuing an operatingfrequency-related read command corresponding to an attention commandinterface.

The communication command can be a read communication command; aspectscan comprise sending, by the terminal equipment, a test communicationcommand to the terminal adapter to return supported mobile deviceoperating frequency information, and in response to the sending the testcommunication command, receiving, by the terminal equipment, thesupported mobile device operating frequency information from theterminal adapter.

The communication command can be a first communication command; aspectscan comprise sending, by the terminal equipment, a second communicationcommand to the terminal adapter to return downlink user planeinformation of the mobile device and uplink user plane information ofthe mobile device, in response to the sending the second communicationcommand, receiving, by the terminal equipment, the downlink user planeinformation and the uplink user plane information, and providing, by theterminal equipment, access to the downlink user plane information andthe uplink user plane information to the program executing on theterminal equipment.

Sending the second communication command can comprise issuing a userplane-related read command corresponding to an attention commandinterface.

The second communication command can be a read communication command;aspects can comprise, sending, by the terminal equipment, a testcommunication command to the terminal adapter to return supported userplane information, and in response to the sending the test communicationcommand, receiving, by the terminal equipment, supported mobile deviceuser plane information from the terminal adapter.

The communication command can be a first communication command; aspectscan comprise sending, by the terminal equipment, a second communicationcommand to the terminal adapter to return licensed assisted accessinformation of the mobile device, in response to the sending the secondcommunication command, receiving, by the terminal equipment, thelicensed assisted access information, and providing, by the terminalequipment, access to the licensed assisted access information to theprogram executing on the terminal equipment.

Aspects can comprise sending, by the program executing on the terminalequipment, data corresponding to the operating frequency-relatedinformation to a test device.

One or more example aspects are represented in FIG. 7, and cancorrespond to a terminal equipment device comprising a processor and amemory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by theprocessor, facilitate performance of operations and/or components.Example operations comprise operation 702, which represents sending acommunication command to a mobile device terminal adapter to returndownlink user plane information and uplink user plane information of themobile device. Operation 704 represents, in response to the sending thecommunication command, receiving the downlink user plane information andthe uplink user plane information. Operation 706 represents providingaccess to the downlink user plane information and the uplink user planeinformation to a program running on the terminal equipment device.

Receiving the downlink user plane information and the uplink user planeinformation can comprise receiving at least one of: long term evolutiondownlink user plane information and long term evolution uplink userplane information, or new radio downlink user plane information and newradio uplink user plane information.

The communication command can be a read communication command, andfurther operations can comprise, sending a test communication command tothe mobile device terminal adapter to return information correspondingto supported downlink user plane information and supported uplink userplane information, and in response to the sending the test communicationcommand, receiving the information corresponding to the supporteddownlink user plane information and the supported uplink user planeinformation from the mobile device terminal adapter.

The communication command can be a first communication command, andfurther operations can comprise sending a second communication commandto the mobile device terminal adapter to return mobile device operatingfrequency information, in response to the sending the secondcommunication command, receiving the mobile device operating frequencyinformation, and providing access to the mobile device operatingfrequency information to the program running on the terminal equipmentdevice.

Sending the second communication command can comprise sending a commandfor at least one of: long term evolution component carrier data, longterm evolution operating frequency band data, long term evolutionmultiple input, multiple output data, long term evolution modulationdata, new radio component carrier data, new radio operating frequencyband data, new radio multiple input, multiple output data, or new radiomodulation data.

One or more example aspects are represented in FIG. 8, and cancorrespond to a mobile device comprising a processor and a memory thatstores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor,facilitate performance of operations and/or components. Exampleoperations comprise operation 802, which represents receiving a firstcommunication command from a terminal equipment to return mobile deviceoperating frequency information. Operation 804 represents returning, inresponse to the communication command, first information correspondingto the mobile device operating frequency information. Operation 806represents receiving a second communication command from the terminalequipment to return mobile device downlink user plane information anduplink user plane information. Operation 808 represents returning, inresponse to the communication command, second information correspondingto the mobile device downlink user plane information and the mobiledevice uplink user plane information.

Returning the first information corresponding to the mobile deviceoperating frequency can comprise returning at least one of: long termevolution component carrier data, long term evolution operatingfrequency band data, new radio component carrier data, new radiooperating frequency band data, and wherein the returning the secondinformation comprises returning at least one of: long term evolutionmobile device downlink user plane information and long term evolutionuplink user plane information, or new radio mobile device downlink userplane information and new radio uplink user plane information.

Returning the first information corresponding to the mobile deviceoperating frequency can comprise returning at least one of: termevolution multiple input, multiple output data, long term evolutionmodulation data, new radio multiple input, multiple output data, or newradio modulation data, and wherein the returning the second informationcomprises returning at least one of: long term evolution mobile devicedownlink user plane information and long term evolution uplink userplane information, or new radio mobile device downlink user planeinformation and new radio uplink user plane information.

As can be seen, the technology described herein provides a way to obtainoperating frequency-related information, including EN-DC operating bandsand total carriers in LTE/NR, as well as information on modulations andMIMO layers. The technology can also obtain information on active userplane (downlink and uplink) links while a mobile device is in the EN-DCmode. Further, when in an LTE-LAA mode, operating frequency-relatedinformation can also be obtained. Note that the above command sets,e.g., AT command sets, can be extended to include support for standalone5G/new radio, and also extended to include support for NR-EUTRA DualConnectivity (NEDC).

In this way, testers and the like can know in a straightforward way theactive operating bands, which user plane links a mobile device/userequipment is using, how many carriers in each link the mobile device isusing, and so forth. The technology described herein thus provides amore efficient solution for testers to perform lab or field testing.

Referring now to FIG. 9, illustrated is an example block diagram of anexample mobile handset 900 operable to engage in a system architecturethat facilitates wireless communications according to one or moreembodiments described herein. Although a mobile handset is illustratedherein, it will be understood that other devices can be a mobile device,and that the mobile handset is merely illustrated to provide context forthe embodiments of the various embodiments described herein. Thefollowing discussion is intended to provide a brief, general descriptionof an example of a suitable environment in which the various embodimentscan be implemented. While the description includes a general context ofcomputer-executable instructions embodied on a machine-readable storagemedium, those skilled in the art will recognize that the innovation alsocan be implemented in combination with other program modules and/or as acombination of hardware and software.

Generally, applications (e.g., program modules) can include routines,programs, components, data structures, etc., that perform particulartasks or implement particular abstract data types. Moreover, thoseskilled in the art will appreciate that the methods described herein canbe practiced with other system configurations, includingsingle-processor or multiprocessor systems, minicomputers, mainframecomputers, as well as personal computers, hand-held computing devices,microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, and the like,each of which can be operatively coupled to one or more associateddevices

A computing device can typically include a variety of machine-readablemedia. Machine-readable media can be any available media that can beaccessed by the computer and includes both volatile and non-volatilemedia, removable and non-removable media. By way of example and notlimitation, computer-readable media can comprise computer storage mediaand communication media. Computer storage media can include volatileand/or non-volatile media, removable and/or non-removable mediaimplemented in any method or technology for storage of information, suchas computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, orother data. Computer storage media can include, but is not limited to,RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, solid statedrive (SSD) or other solid-state storage technology, Compact Disk ReadOnly Memory (CD ROM), digital video disk (DVD), Blu-ray disk, or otheroptical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic diskstorage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which canbe used to store the desired information and which can be accessed bythe computer. In this regard, the terms “tangible” or “non-transitory”herein as applied to storage, memory or computer-readable media, are tobe understood to exclude only propagating transitory signals per se asmodifiers and do not relinquish rights to all standard storage, memoryor computer-readable media that are not only propagating transitorysignals per se.

Communication media typically embodies computer-readable instructions,data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated datasignal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and includesany information delivery media. The term “modulated data signal” means asignal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed insuch a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example,and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as awired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such asacoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of the anyof the above should also be included within the scope ofcomputer-readable media

The handset includes a processor 902 for controlling and processing allonboard operations and functions. A memory 904 interfaces to theprocessor 902 for storage of data and one or more applications 906(e.g., a video player software, user feedback component software, etc.).Other applications can include voice recognition of predetermined voicecommands that facilitate initiation of the user feedback signals. Theapplications 906 can be stored in the memory 904 and/or in a firmware908, and executed by the processor 902 from either or both the memory904 or/and the firmware 908. The firmware 908 can also store startupcode for execution in initializing the handset 900. A communicationscomponent 910 interfaces to the processor 902 to facilitatewired/wireless communication with external systems, e.g., cellularnetworks, VoIP networks, and so on. Here, the communications component910 can also include a suitable cellular transceiver 911 (e.g., a GSMtransceiver) and/or an unlicensed transceiver 913 (e.g., Wi-Fi, WiMax)for corresponding signal communications. The handset 900 can be a devicesuch as a cellular telephone, a PDA with mobile communicationscapabilities, and messaging-centric devices. The communicationscomponent 910 also facilitates communications reception from terrestrialradio networks (e.g., broadcast), digital satellite radio networks, andInternet-based radio services networks

The handset 900 includes a display 912 for displaying text, images,video, telephony functions (e.g., a Caller ID function), setupfunctions, and for user input. For example, the display 912 can also bereferred to as a “screen” that can accommodate the presentation ofmultimedia content (e.g., music metadata, messages, wallpaper, graphics,etc.). The display 912 can also display videos and can facilitate thegeneration, editing and sharing of video quotes. A serial I/O interface914 is provided in communication with the processor 902 to facilitatewired and/or wireless serial communications (e.g., USB, and/or IEEE 994)through a hardwire connection, and other serial input devices (e.g., akeyboard, keypad, and mouse). This supports updating and troubleshootingthe handset 900, for example. Audio capabilities are provided with anaudio I/O component 916, which can include a speaker for the output ofaudio signals related to, for example, indication that the user pressedthe proper key or key combination to initiate the user feedback signal.The audio I/O component 916 also facilitates the input of audio signalsthrough a microphone to record data and/or telephony voice data, and forinputting voice signals for telephone conversations.

The handset 900 can include a slot interface 918 for accommodating a SIC(Subscriber Identity Component) in the form factor of a card SubscriberIdentity Module (SIM) or universal SIM 920, and interfacing the SIM card920 with the processor 902. However, it is to be appreciated that theSIM card 920 can be manufactured into the handset 900, and updated bydownloading data and software.

The handset 900 can process IP data traffic through the communicationscomponent 910 to accommodate IP traffic from an IP network such as, forexample, the Internet, a corporate intranet, a home network, a personarea network, etc., through an ISP or broadband cable provider. Thus,VoIP traffic can be utilized by the handset 900 and IP-based multimediacontent can be received in either an encoded or a decoded format.

A video processing component 922 (e.g., a camera) can be provided fordecoding encoded multimedia content. The video processing component 922can aid in facilitating the generation, editing, and sharing of videoquotes. The handset 900 also includes a power source 924 in the form ofbatteries and/or an AC power subsystem, which power source 924 caninterface to an external power system or charging equipment (not shown)by a power I/O component 926.

The handset 900 can also include a video component 930 for processingvideo content received and, for recording and transmitting videocontent. For example, the video component 930 can facilitate thegeneration, editing and sharing of video quotes. A location trackingcomponent 932 facilitates geographically locating the handset 900. Asdescribed hereinabove, this can occur when the user initiates thefeedback signal automatically or manually. A user input component 934facilitates the user initiating the quality feedback signal. The userinput component 934 can also facilitate the generation, editing andsharing of video quotes. The user input component 934 can include suchconventional input device technologies such as a keypad, keyboard,mouse, stylus pen, and/or touch screen, for example.

Referring again to the applications 906, a hysteresis component 936facilitates the analysis and processing of hysteresis data, which isutilized to determine when to associate with the access point. Asoftware trigger component 938 can be provided that facilitatestriggering of the hysteresis component 936 when the Wi-Fi transceiver913 detects the beacon of the access point. A SIP client 940 enables thehandset 900 to support SIP protocols and register the subscriber withthe SIP registrar server. The applications 906 can also include a client942 that provides at least the capability of discovery, play and storeof multimedia content, for example, music.

The handset 900, as indicated above related to the communicationscomponent 910, includes an indoor network radio transceiver 913 (e.g.,Wi-Fi transceiver). This function supports the indoor radio link, suchas IEEE 802.11, for the dual-mode GSM handset 900. The handset 900 canaccommodate at least satellite radio services through a handset that cancombine wireless voice and digital radio chipsets into a single handhelddevice.

Referring now to FIG. 10, illustrated is an example block diagram of anexample computer 1000 operable to engage in a system architecture thatfacilitates wireless communications according to one or more embodimentsdescribed herein. The computer 1000 can provide networking andcommunication capabilities between a wired or wireless communicationnetwork and a server (e.g., Microsoft server) and/or communicationdevice. In order to provide additional context for various aspectsthereof, FIG. 10 and the following discussion are intended to provide abrief, general description of a suitable computing environment in whichthe various aspects of the innovation can be implemented to facilitatethe establishment of a transaction between an entity and a third party.While the description above is in the general context ofcomputer-executable instructions that can run on one or more computers,those skilled in the art will recognize that the innovation also can beimplemented in combination with other program modules and/or as acombination of hardware and software.

Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, datastructures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particularabstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the various methods can be practiced with other computer systemconfigurations, including single-processor or multiprocessor computersystems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, as well as personalcomputers, hand-held computing devices, microprocessor-based orprogrammable consumer electronics, and the like, each of which can beoperatively coupled to one or more associated devices.

The illustrated aspects of the innovation can also be practiced indistributed computing environments where certain tasks are performed byremote processing devices that are linked through a communicationsnetwork. In a distributed computing environment, program modules can belocated in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computing devices typically include a variety of media, which caninclude computer-readable storage media or communications media, whichtwo terms are used herein differently from one another as follows.

Computer-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and includes both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media can be implementedin connection with any method or technology for storage of informationsuch as computer-readable instructions, program modules, structureddata, or unstructured data. Computer-readable storage media can include,but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memorytechnology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disk (DVD) or other optical diskstorage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage orother magnetic storage devices, or other tangible and/or non-transitorymedia which can be used to store desired information. Computer-readablestorage media can be accessed by one or more local or remote computingdevices, e.g., via access requests, queries or other data retrievalprotocols, for a variety of operations with respect to the informationstored by the medium.

Communications media can embody computer-readable instructions, datastructures, program modules, or other structured or unstructured data ina data signal such as a modulated data signal, e.g., a carrier wave orother transport mechanism, and includes any information delivery ortransport media. The term “modulated data signal” or signals refers to asignal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed insuch a manner as to encode information in one or more signals. By way ofexample, and not limitation, communication media include wired media,such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless mediasuch as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media.

The techniques described herein can be applied to any device or set ofdevices (machines) capable of running programs and processes. It can beunderstood, therefore, that servers including physical and/or virtualmachines, personal computers, laptops, handheld, portable and othercomputing devices and computing objects of all kinds including cellphones, tablet/slate computers, gaming/entertainment consoles and thelike are contemplated for use in connection with various implementationsincluding those exemplified herein. Accordingly, the general purposecomputing mechanism described below with reference to FIG. 10 is but oneexample of a computing device.

Referring now to FIG. 13, there is illustrated a block diagram of acomputer 1300 operable to execute the functions and operations performedin the described example embodiments. For example, a network node (e.g.,network node/device 104, GNB, etc.) may contain components as describedin FIG. 13. The computer 1300 can provide networking and communicationcapabilities between a wired or wireless communication network and aserver and/or communication device. In order to provide additionalcontext for various aspects thereof, FIG. 1 and the following discussionare intended to provide a brief, general description of a suitablecomputing environment in which the various aspects of the embodimentscan be implemented to facilitate the establishment of a transactionbetween an entity and a third party. While the description above is inthe general context of computer-executable instructions that can run onone or more computers, those skilled in the art will recognize that thevarious embodiments also can be implemented in combination with otherprogram modules and/or as a combination of hardware and software.

Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, datastructures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particularabstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the various methods can be practiced with other computer systemconfigurations, including single-processor or multiprocessor computersystems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, as well as personalcomputers, hand-held computing devices, microprocessor-based orprogrammable consumer electronics, and the like, each of which can beoperatively coupled to one or more associated devices.

The illustrated aspects of the various embodiments can also be practicedin distributed computing environments where certain tasks are performedby remote processing devices that are linked through a communicationsnetwork. In a distributed computing environment, program modules can belocated in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computing devices typically include a variety of media, which caninclude computer-readable storage media or communications media, whichtwo terms are used herein differently from one another as follows.

Computer-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and includes both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media can be implementedin connection with any method or technology for storage of informationsuch as computer-readable instructions, program modules, structureddata, or unstructured data. Computer-readable storage media can include,but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memorytechnology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disk (DVD) or other optical diskstorage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage orother magnetic storage devices, or other tangible and/or non-transitorymedia which can be used to store desired information. Computer-readablestorage media can be accessed by one or more local or remote computingdevices, e.g., via access requests, queries or other data retrievalprotocols, for a variety of operations with respect to the informationstored by the medium.

Communications media can embody computer-readable instructions, datastructures, program modules or other structured or unstructured data ina data signal such as a modulated data signal, e.g., a carrier wave orother transport mechanism, and includes any information delivery ortransport media. The term “modulated data signal” or signals refers to asignal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed insuch a manner as to encode information in one or more signals. By way ofexample, and not limitation, communication media include wired media,such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless mediasuch as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media.

With reference to FIG. 10, implementing various aspects described hereinwith regards to the end-user device can include a computer 1000, thecomputer 1000 including a processing unit 1004, a system memory 1006 anda system bus 1008. The system bus 1008 couples system componentsincluding, but not limited to, the system memory 1006 to the processingunit 1004. The processing unit 1004 can be any of various commerciallyavailable processors. Dual microprocessors and other multi-processorarchitectures can also be employed as the processing unit 1004.

The system bus 1008 can be any of several types of bus structure thatcan further interconnect to a memory bus (with or without a memorycontroller), a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety ofcommercially available bus architectures. The system memory 1006includes read-only memory (ROM) 1027 and random access memory (RAM)1012. A basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored in a non-volatilememory 1027 such as ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, which BIOS contains the basicroutines that help to transfer information between elements within thecomputer 1000, such as during start-up. The RAM 1012 can also include ahigh-speed RAM such as static RAM for caching data.

The computer 1000 further includes an internal hard disk drive (HDD)1014 (e.g., EIDE, SATA), which internal hard disk drive 1014 can also beconfigured for external use in a suitable chassis (not shown), amagnetic floppy disk drive (FDD) 1016, (e.g., to read from or write to aremovable diskette 1018) and an optical disk drive 1020, (e.g., readinga CD-ROM disk 1022 or, to read from or write to other high capacityoptical media such as the DVD). The hard disk drive 1014, magnetic diskdrive 1016 and optical disk drive 1020 can be connected to the systembus 1008 by a hard disk drive interface 1024, a magnetic disk driveinterface 1026 and an optical drive interface 1028, respectively. Theinterface 1024 for external drive implementations includes at least oneor both of Universal Serial Bus (USB) and IEEE 1094 interfacetechnologies. Other external drive connection technologies are withincontemplation of the subject embodiments.

The drives and their associated computer-readable media providenonvolatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executableinstructions, and so forth. For the computer 1000 the drives and mediaaccommodate the storage of any data in a suitable digital format.Although the description of computer-readable media above refers to aHDD, a removable magnetic diskette, and a removable optical media suchas a CD or DVD, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the artthat other types of media which are readable by a computer 1000, such aszip drives, magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, cartridges, and thelike, can also be used in the example operating environment, andfurther, that any such media can contain computer-executableinstructions for performing the methods of the disclosed embodiments.

A number of program modules can be stored in the drives and RAM 1012,including an operating system 1030, one or more application programs1032, other program modules 1034 and program data 1036. All or portionsof the operating system, applications, modules, and/or data can also becached in the RAM 1012. It is to be appreciated that the variousembodiments can be implemented with various commercially availableoperating systems or combinations of operating systems.

A user can enter commands and information into the computer 1000 throughone or more wired/wireless input devices, e.g., a keyboard 1038 and apointing device, such as a mouse 1040. Other input devices (not shown)may include a microphone, an IR remote control, a joystick, a game pad,a stylus pen, touch screen, or the like. These and other input devicesare often connected to the processing unit 1004 through an input deviceinterface 1042 that is coupled to the system bus 1008, but can beconnected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, an IEEE 1094serial port, a game port, a USB port, an IR interface, etc.

A monitor 1044 or other type of display device is also connected to thesystem bus 1008 through an interface, such as a video adapter 1046. Inaddition to the monitor 1044, a computer 1000 typically includes otherperipheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers, printers, etc.

The computer 1000 can operate in a networked environment using logicalconnections by wired and/or wireless communications to one or moreremote computers, such as a remote computer(s) 1048. The remotecomputer(s) 1048 can be a workstation, a server computer, a router, apersonal computer, portable computer, microprocessor-based entertainmentdevice, a peer device or other common network node, and typicallyincludes many or all of the elements described relative to the computer,although, for purposes of brevity, only a memory/storage device 1050 isillustrated. The logical connections depicted include wired/wirelessconnectivity to a local area network (LAN) 1052 and/or larger networks,e.g., a wide area network (WAN) 1054. Such LAN and WAN networkingenvironments are commonplace in offices and companies, and facilitateenterprise-wide computer networks, such as intranets, all of which mayconnect to a global communications network, e.g., the Internet.

When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 1000 isconnected to the local network 1052 through a wired and/or wirelesscommunication network interface or adapter 1056. The adapter 1056 mayfacilitate wired or wireless communication to the LAN 1052, which mayalso include a wireless access point disposed thereon for communicatingwith the wireless adapter 1056.

When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 1000 can includea modem 1058, or is connected to a communications server on the WAN1054, or has other means for establishing communications over the WAN1054, such as by way of the Internet. The modem 1058, which can beinternal or external and a wired or wireless device, is connected to thesystem bus 1008 through the input device interface 1042. In a networkedenvironment, program modules depicted relative to the computer, orportions thereof, can be stored in the remote memory/storage device1050. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown areexemplary and other means of establishing a communications link betweenthe computers can be used.

The computer is operable to communicate with any wireless devices orentities operatively disposed in wireless communication, e.g., aprinter, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portable dataassistant, communications satellite, any piece of equipment or locationassociated with a wirelessly detectable tag (e.g., a kiosk, news stand,restroom), and telephone. This includes at least Wi-Fi and Bluetooth™wireless technologies. Thus, the communication can be a predefinedstructure as with a conventional network or simply an ad hoccommunication between at least two devices.

Wi-Fi, or Wireless Fidelity, allows connection to the Internet from acouch at home, a bed in a hotel room, or a conference room at work,without wires. Wi-Fi is a wireless technology similar to that used in acell phone that enables such devices, e.g., computers, to send andreceive data indoors and out; anywhere within the range of a basestation. Wi-Fi networks use radio technologies called IEEE802.11 (a, b,g, n, etc.) to provide secure, reliable, fast wireless connectivity. AWi-Fi network can be used to connect computers to each other, to theInternet, and to wired networks (which use IEEE802.3 or Ethernet). Wi-Finetworks operate in the unlicensed 2.4 and 8 GHz radio bands, at a 10Mbps (802.11b) or 84 Mbps (802.11a) data rate, for example, or withproducts that contain both bands (dual band), so the networks canprovide real-world performance similar to the basic “10BaseT” wiredEthernet networks used in many offices.

As it employed in the subject specification, the term “processor” canrefer to substantially any computing processing unit or devicecomprising, but not limited to comprising, single-core processors;single-processors with software multithread execution capability;multi-core processors; multi-core processors with software multithreadexecution capability; multi-core processors with hardware multithreadtechnology; parallel platforms; and parallel platforms with distributedshared memory. Additionally, a processor can refer to an integratedcircuit, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a digitalsignal processor (DSP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), aprogrammable logic controller (PLC), a complex programmable logic device(CPLD), a discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardwarecomponents, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functionsdescribed herein. Processors can exploit nano-scale architectures suchas, but not limited to, molecular and quantum-dot based transistors,switches and gates, in order to optimize space usage or enhanceperformance of user equipment. A processor also can be implemented as acombination of computing processing units.

In the subject specification, terms such as “store,” “data store,” “datastorage,” “database,” “repository,” “queue”, and substantially any otherinformation storage component relevant to operation and functionality ofa component, refer to “memory components,” or entities embodied in a“memory” or components comprising the memory. It will be appreciatedthat the memory components described herein can be either volatilememory or nonvolatile memory, or can comprise both volatile andnonvolatile memory. In addition, memory components or memory elementscan be removable or stationary. Moreover, memory can be internal orexternal to a device or component, or removable or stationary. Memorycan comprise various types of media that are readable by a computer,such as hard-disc drives, zip drives, magnetic cassettes, flash memorycards or other types of memory cards, cartridges, or the like.

By way of illustration, and not limitation, nonvolatile memory cancomprise read only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electricallyprogrammable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), or flashmemory. Volatile memory can comprise random access memory (RAM), whichacts as external cache memory. By way of illustration and notlimitation, RAM is available in many forms such as synchronous RAM(SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rateSDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), anddirect Rambus RAM (DRRAM). Additionally, the disclosed memory componentsof systems or methods herein are intended to comprise, without beinglimited to comprising, these and any other suitable types of memory.

In particular and in regard to the various functions performed by theabove described components, devices, circuits, systems and the like, theterms (including a reference to a “means”) used to describe suchcomponents are intended to correspond, unless otherwise indicated, toany component which performs the specified function of the describedcomponent (e.g., a functional equivalent), even though not structurallyequivalent to the disclosed structure, which performs the function inthe herein illustrated example aspects of the embodiments. In thisregard, it will also be recognized that the embodiments comprise asystem as well as a computer-readable medium having computer-executableinstructions for performing the acts and/or events of the variousmethods.

Computing devices typically comprise a variety of media, which cancomprise computer-readable storage media and/or communications media,which two terms are used herein differently from one another as follows.Computer-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and comprises both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media can be implementedin connection with any method or technology for storage of informationsuch as computer-readable instructions, program modules, structureddata, or unstructured data.

Computer-readable storage media can include, but are not limited to,random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), electricallyerasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or othermemory technology, solid state drive (SSD) or other solid-state storagetechnology, compact disk read only memory (CD ROM), digital versatiledisk (DVD), Blu-ray disc or other optical disk storage, magneticcassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magneticstorage devices or other tangible and/or non-transitory media which canbe used to store desired information.

In this regard, the terms “tangible” or “non-transitory” herein asapplied to storage, memory or computer-readable media, are to beunderstood to exclude only propagating transitory signals per se asmodifiers and do not relinquish rights to all standard storage, memoryor computer-readable media that are not only propagating transitorysignals per se. Computer-readable storage media can be accessed by oneor more local or remote computing devices, e.g., via access requests,queries or other data retrieval protocols, for a variety of operationswith respect to the information stored by the medium.

On the other hand, communications media typically embodycomputer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules orother structured or unstructured data in a data signal such as amodulated data signal, e.g., a carrier wave or other transportmechanism, and comprises any information delivery or transport media.The term “modulated data signal” or signals refers to a signal that hasone or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as toencode information in one or more signals. By way of example, and notlimitation, communications media comprise wired media, such as a wirednetwork or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic,RF, infrared and other wireless media

Further, terms like “user equipment,” “user device,” “mobile device,”“mobile,” station,” “access terminal,” “terminal,” “handset,” andsimilar terminology, generally refer to a wireless device utilized by asubscriber or user of a wireless communication network or service toreceive or convey data, control, voice, video, sound, gaming, orsubstantially any data-stream or signaling-stream. The foregoing termsare utilized interchangeably in the subject specification and relateddrawings. Likewise, the terms “access point,” “node B,” “base station,”“evolved Node B,” “cell,” “cell site,” and the like, can be utilizedinterchangeably in the subject application, and refer to a wirelessnetwork component or appliance that serves and receives data, control,voice, video, sound, gaming, or substantially any data-stream orsignaling-stream from a set of subscriber stations. Data and signalingstreams can be packetized or frame-based flows. It is noted that in thesubject specification and drawings, context or explicit distinctionprovides differentiation with respect to access points or base stationsthat serve and receive data from a mobile device in an outdoorenvironment, and access points or base stations that operate in aconfined, primarily indoor environment overlaid in an outdoor coveragearea. Data and signaling streams can be packetized or frame-based flows.

Furthermore, the terms “user,” “subscriber,” “customer,” “consumer,” andthe like are employed interchangeably throughout the subjectspecification, unless context warrants particular distinction(s) amongthe terms. It should be appreciated that such terms can refer to humanentities, associated devices, or automated components supported throughartificial intelligence (e.g., a capacity to make inference based oncomplex mathematical formalisms) which can provide simulated vision,sound recognition and so forth. In addition, the terms “wirelessnetwork” and “network” are used interchangeable in the subjectapplication, when context wherein the term is utilized warrantsdistinction for clarity purposes such distinction is made explicit.

Moreover, the word “exemplary” is used herein to mean serving as anexample, instance, or illustration. Any aspect or design describedherein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred oradvantageous over other aspects or designs. Rather, use of the wordexemplary is intended to present concepts in a concrete fashion. As usedin this application, the term “or” is intended to mean an inclusive “or”rather than an exclusive “or”. That is, unless specified otherwise, orclear from context, “X employs A or B” is intended to mean any of thenatural inclusive permutations. That is, if X employs A; X employs B; orX employs both A and B, then “X employs A or B” is satisfied under anyof the foregoing instances. In addition, the articles “a” and “an” asused in this application and the appended claims should generally beconstrued to mean “one or more” unless specified otherwise or clear fromcontext to be directed to a singular form.

In addition, while a particular feature may have been disclosed withrespect to only one of several implementations, such feature may becombined with one or more other features of the other implementations asmay be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application.Furthermore, to the extent that the terms “includes” and “including” andvariants thereof are used in either the detailed description or theclaims, these terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar tothe term “comprising.”

The above descriptions of various embodiments of the subject disclosureand corresponding figures and what is described in the Abstract, aredescribed herein for illustrative purposes, and are not intended to beexhaustive or to limit the disclosed embodiments to the precise formsdisclosed. It is to be understood that one of ordinary skill in the artmay recognize that other embodiments having modifications, permutations,combinations, and additions can be implemented for performing the same,similar, alternative, or substitute functions of the disclosed subjectmatter, and are therefore considered within the scope of thisdisclosure. Therefore, the disclosed subject matter should not belimited to any single embodiment described herein, but rather should beconstrued in breadth and scope in accordance with the claims below.

While the various embodiments are susceptible to various modificationsand alternative constructions, certain illustrated implementationsthereof are shown in the drawings and have been described above indetail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intention tolimit the various embodiments to the specific forms disclosed, but onthe contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, alternativeconstructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope ofthe various embodiments.

In addition to the various implementations described herein, it is to beunderstood that other similar implementations can be used ormodifications and additions can be made to the describedimplementation(s) for performing the same or equivalent function of thecorresponding implementation(s) without deviating therefrom. Stillfurther, multiple processing chips or multiple devices can share theperformance of one or more functions described herein, and similarly,storage can be effected across a plurality of devices. Accordingly, thevarious embodiments are not to be limited to any single implementation,but rather are to be construed in breadth, spirit and scope inaccordance with the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A user equipment, comprising: a terminalequipment; a terminal adapter; a processor; and a memory that storesexecutable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitateperformance of operations, the operations comprising: in response toreceiving a request, from a user program executing on the userequipment, for frequency bands currently being employed by the terminaladapter in relation to communications, sending, by the terminalequipment, a communication command to the terminal adapter of the userequipment to return operating frequency-related information identifyingthe frequency bands currently being employed by the terminal adapter inrelation to the communications, wherein the communication command isbased on an attention command protocol; receiving, by the terminalequipment, from the terminal adapter, the operating frequency-relatedinformation identifying the frequency bands currently being employed bythe terminal adapter in relation to the communications; and enabling, bythe terminal equipment, the user program to access the operatingfrequency-related information.
 2. The user equipment of claim 1, whereinthe frequency bands comprise a frequency band currently being employedby the terminal adapter in relation to long term evolution uplinkcommunications of the communications.
 3. The user equipment of claim 1,wherein the frequency bands comprise a frequency band currently beingemployed by the terminal adapter in relation to new radio uplinkcommunications of the communications.
 4. The user equipment of claim 1,wherein the frequency bands comprise a frequency band currently beingemployed by the terminal adapter in relation to long term evolutiondownlink communications of the communications.
 5. The user equipment ofclaim 1, wherein the frequency bands comprise a frequency band currentlybeing employed by the terminal adapter in relation to new radio downlinkcommunications of the communications.
 6. The user equipment of claim 1,wherein the user program is a test program for testing thecommunications of the user equipment.
 7. The user equipment of claim 1,wherein the operations further comprise, displaying the operatingfrequency-related information via a display of the user equipment.
 8. Amethod, comprising: in response to receiving a request, from a userapplication executing on a mobile device comprising a terminal equipmentand a terminal adapter, for frequency bands currently being employed bythe terminal adapter in relation to active user plane links, sending, bythe terminal equipment, a communication command to the terminal adapterof the user equipment to return frequency band data specifying thefrequency bands currently being employed by the terminal adapter inrelation to the active user plane links, wherein the communicationcommand is based on an attention command protocol; receiving, by theterminal equipment, from the terminal adapter, the frequency band dataspecifying the frequency bands currently being employed by the terminaladapter in relation to the active user plane links; and communicating,by the terminal equipment, the frequency band data to the userapplication.
 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the frequency band datacomprises a frequency band currently being employed by the terminaladapter in relation to a long term evolution uplink.
 10. The method ofclaim 8, wherein the frequency band data comprises a frequency bandcurrently being employed by the terminal adapter in relation to newradio uplink.
 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the frequency band datacomprises a frequency band currently being employed by the terminaladapter in relation to long term evolution downlink.
 12. The method ofclaim 8, wherein the frequency band data comprises a frequency bandcurrently being employed by the terminal adapter in relation to newradio downlink.
 13. The method of claim 8, wherein the user applicationis a field test application for testing communications of the userequipment.
 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising, presenting, bythe user equipment, the frequency band data via an output device of theuser equipment.
 15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprisingexecutable instructions that, when executed by a processor of userequipment comprising a terminal equipment and a terminal adapter,facilitate performance of operations, comprising: in response toreceiving a request, from a user program executing on the userequipment, for frequency bands currently being employed by the terminaladapter in relation to communication carriers, sending, by the terminalequipment, a communication command to the terminal adapter of the userequipment to return frequency band data specifying the frequency bandscurrently being employed by the terminal adapter in relation to thecommunication carriers, wherein the communication command is based on anattention command protocol; receiving, by the terminal equipment, fromthe terminal adapter, the frequency band data specifying the frequencybands currently being employed by the terminal adapter in relation tothe communication carriers; and responding, by the terminal equipment,to the request, with the frequency band data.
 16. The non-transitorymachine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the frequency band datacomprises a frequency band currently being employed by the terminaladapter in relation to a long term evolution uplink carrier.
 17. Thenon-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein thefrequency band data comprises a frequency band currently being employedby the terminal adapter in relation to new radio uplink carrier.
 18. Thenon-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein thefrequency band data comprises a frequency band currently being employedby the terminal adapter in relation to long term evolution downlinkcarrier.
 19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15,wherein the frequency band data comprises a frequency band currentlybeing employed by the terminal adapter in relation to new radio downlinkcarrier.
 20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15,wherein the user program is a lab test program usable to testcommunications of the user equipment in a lab.